COVID-19 update: B.C. reports 589 cases, 7 deaths in last update of the week
British Columbia has recorded another 589 cases of COVID-19 and seven related deaths, health officials announced in their last coronavirus update of the week.

British Columbia has recorded another 589 cases of COVID-19 and seven related deaths, health officials announced in their last coronavirus update of the week.
It appears unlikely that British Columbians will be able to select which COVID-19 vaccine they receive as mass vaccination clinics expand across the province in the coming months, but the approval of the AstraZeneca vaccine may lead to other significant changes to the province's rollout.
B.C.'s police watchdog says it is investigating the death of an off-duty Richmond RCMP officer who had suffered what appeared to be self-inflicted injuries.
Rising COVID-19 case numbers and an increasing test-positivity rate have quashed any hope of B.C. easing province-wide restrictions at the end of February.
The latest map of COVID-19 cases in B.C. is a lot more lightly coloured than previous iterations, indicating fewer hotspots with high levels of per-capita infections.
While some students have struggled to navigate new ways of learning, some employees have found their office hours bleeding into their personal time as they adjust to working from home.
An unprecedented number of people have recently been invited to apply for permanent residency in Canada through a program aimed at attracting skilled workers, following a year that saw immigration numbers plummet during the pandemic.
The province’s top doctor is defending comments she made critical of the RCMP in B.C. that prompted swift and scathing backlash from the officers' union.
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music has suspended pianist and faculty member John Stetch from accessing school facilities after video surfaced of what appeared to be a social gathering that violates B.C. public health orders.
Consumer Reports has compiled its annual list of the top 10 cars for 2021 and has added a new feature this year. A Green Choice icon featuring a leaf will appear beside vehicles that have some of the lowest emissions, and four of this year’s top 10 vehicles made the cut.
There’s a room in your house that harbours dangerous bacteria, but if you guessed it’s the bathroom, you’d be wrong. It’s the kitchen. Here are some things you can do to keep your family safe from germs and food poisoning.
Do you have some old bikes, skis or tools kicking around in the garage collecting dust? How about renting them out to make a few extra bucks?
A just-released rental forecast suggests the beginning of the year will be much like 2020, but things may change after July.
An iconic East Vancouver landmark could be yours for less than $2 million.
While orienting development around major transit routes may seem like a positive option for urban communities, a new B.C. study suggests that focus can also lead to displacement of residents.
26-year-old Brian Fraser has died while battling cancer. Creeson Agecoutay has the story on how he inspired a nation to give.
The TSA recently shared their top ten bizarre catches of 2020 and among them was a dead baby shark and a live smoke grenade
Etiquette expert Julie Blais Comeau shares valuable workday advice, from signing emails to accepting friend requests from colleagues.
Queen Elizabeth II is encouraging people to be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying the shot is quick, harmless and will help protect others against the disease
An Arizona teen admitted to police that he faked his own kidnapping to get out of going to work.
W5 investigates Canada's controversial practice of flying live horses around the world to be slaughtered for fresh, raw, horsemeat. The campaign to stop the live horse export has ramped up with the celebrity endorsement of Canadian singer Jann Arden, who calls it the 'sinister side of agriculture.'
More than 1,100 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Ontario Saturday.
A Second World War-era plane flew Saturday over the funeral service of Captain Sir Tom Moore, in honour of the veteran who single-handedly raised millions of pounds for Britain's health workers by walking laps in his backyard.
On the heels of Health Canada's authorization of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the Johnson & Johnson shot could join the country's arsenal within weeks, says Health Canada's Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Supriya Sharma.
The Assembly of First Nations says most Indigenous communities haven't received sufficient supplies of COVID-19 vaccines to extend doses to their off-reserve members. The National Association of Friendship Centres says there is no national vaccination plan for urban Indigenous people.
The number of people who would have died from a COVID-19 infection is likely to be much higher than recorded because death certificates don't always list the virus as the cause of a fatality, experts say.
Specialists at Montreal’s two pediatric hospitals say a greater number of children are being admitted for treatment during Quebec’s second wave, with a rare but life-threatening condition that can develop several weeks after a child gets COVID-19.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted early Saturday morning to approve President Joe Biden's US$1.9 trillion pandemic aid package, a major step toward enacting the first legislative priority of the new administration
Canada is seeing an upsurge in vaccines distributed across the country, with numbers making up more than double of what was allocated in the last two weeks.